DJMC Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Dramatic Tone art filter at point of shooting. Olympus XZ-1. Loads more, if you're bored, here: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0C59UlCqGCGxs2 Edited March 26, 2016 by DJMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Thanks DJMC. I must put the effort in to take some snaps of my car next time it's clean and the sun is shining. My Lumix G7 has some special effect setting I can try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcr5784 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) On 11/03/2016 at 11:24, DJMC said: Here's a few "coasting" facts... if you take your foot off the gas the gearbox disconnects so you coast, apply the brakes and it re-connects to give engine braking. Take your foot off the gas quickly and the gearbox doesn't disconnect so as to aid emergency braking. Apparently doing this also lightly applies the brake pads to the discs in preparation for emergency braking. Clever, these Porsche designers. Going down steep inclines coasting is prevented - but fuel is shut off. Not sure if PSE overrides that (don't have PSE) - but if not you won't get the farting that many seem to like. Coasting is disabled in manual and (I think) Sport mode (don't ever use sport personally). You can stop coasting by selecting a gear with the paddles. Edited March 26, 2016 by bcr5784 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 2 minutes ago, bcr5784 said: Going down steep inclines coasting is prevented - but fuel is shut off. Not sure if PSE overrides that (don't have PSE) - but if not you won't get the farting that many seem to like. Coasting is disabled in manual and (I think) Sport mode (don't ever use sport personally). Yes, Sport disables coasting. I use Sport occasionally but actually prefer the low down smoothness and "graunchy" whirrings in normal PDK mode, especially in traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Just a quick update to say I've now done over 10k miles in the last 8 months and apart from the cracked Pirellis (changed), and stone chipped rims (goodwill gesture from Porsche GB), I've had no other issues. Just back from a 1000 mile round trip to Scotland during which it averaged just over 40mpg on a mix of motorway, fast A and windey B roads. 5 1/2 hours today, with a brief stop off, and it makes for a relaxed comfortable cruiser too (PASM, 14 way seats). Has also used no oil, not one drop, during those 10k miles. Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 21 minutes ago, DJMC said: ......and apart from the cracked Pirellis (changed), and stone chipped rims (goodwill gesture from Porsche GB), I've had no other issues........ I won't mention the brake caliper bolts then. Oops, sorry, looks like I just did . What was the final outcome of that anyway? Seriously though, it sounds like your car has done you proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 11 minutes ago, twopointnine said: I won't mention the brake caliper bolts then. Oops, sorry, looks like I just did . What was the final outcome of that anyway? Seriously though, it sounds like your car has done you proud. Ah yes. Bought some rust converter from Halfords. Painted this on all four bolt heads, then painted them black. Didn't bother to take the wheels off. About an hour to rectify. Porsche GB wanted £250 per calliper (50% contribution) to replace the front calipers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Good result DJMC, similar to the approach I took to refurbish my rusty wheel bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 A bit of stone chip touching up today, using paint from https://www.paints4u.com Getting quite good at this. My short-sightedness helps a lot! I'm using the little plastic pointed sticks they supply. Just have to make sure it's just the very tip that goes into the paint or too much can get applied. They supply a solvent to clean the chips in their Master Kit, so if it goes wrong you can wipe off and start again. Not yet tried the "proper" way of painting proud and then rubbing back with the 2000 grade paper supplied. Lots of small chips behind rear wheels on bottom of arches. Plastic panel so no worry of rusting. I guess I'll just keep dabbing the paint on as time goes by as it's not the most viewable area on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretzel Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I build the paint up with a few applications until it sits proud of the chip, allow a few days for it to dry. once dry I very carefully shave the top of the painted chip before using the wet and dry followed bu a polish and wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 "Shave"???... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic8080 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 On 11/19/2015 at 09:16, Cay-Man said: Love the 981 Cayman, especially from the side. Wheels are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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magic8080 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 What a gorgeous looking car. Could be a brother to my 2014 981, which was also from Reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Yours is like a "negative" photo of mine. Grey and silver reversed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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